The sun sprinkled mottled pheasants through the cracks in the branches and leaves, and occasionally mountain deer emerged in the woods. The imperial villages on the slope are one after another, and although the palace has not yet been built, the springs everywhere are surrounded by the rich and noble families in the capital.

At the eastern end of Xiaotang Mountain, a small village with a radius of more than ten acres.

The laughter of Zhi'er and Li'er came from the courtyard of the quadrangle shaded by the front and back of the double flowers and trees, and the Qixi Festival placed a bench on the corridor, burned the red clay stove, and waited for Zhou Xiangtian to sit down and bask in the sun, boiling water and boiling tea by himself, while watching Zhi'er and Li'er put the cold-warming herbs in the yard into the dustpan and walked into the backyard.

In the lotus-shaped pool in the bathroom, white air is bubbling brightly. Zhi'er and Li'er put the medicinal herbs into the pool, and after half an hour, the room was filled with the fragrance of medicine. Seeing that Chen Yan was wearing single clothes and was supported by Qi Su Niang, he slowly walked in, and the two retreated.

His face was so thin that half of his flesh had been lost, and the marks left by frostbite were faintly visible under his single clothes. He held Qi Su Niang's hand and slowly moved his feet, although the frostbite on his legs was good, but the muscle numbness during frostbite made him difficult to walk, and he had to rely on hot springs every day to recuperate.

He lowered his head and looked at Qi Su Niang, who was supporting him. There were a few droplets of water on the tip of her nose, whether it was sweat or the mist condensed by the steaming heat of the bathroom. The corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, with unconcealable joy, and the corners of her eyes swept over from time to time, looking at him all the time, as if she was afraid that he would fly away in the blink of an eye.

He especially remembered that when passing by the ice of Longyang Gorge, Dingsu fell into the ice crack, but he and He Tuhua fell into the ditch at the foot of the mountain.

It is enough for him to live in the river in this life, although he has no regrets in his death. But-Su Niang-Su Niang is still waiting for him to go back.

He Tuhua pounced on him to block the ice, and then the falling giant ice stuck on the ice gap, trapping them deep in the ditch and leaving them a small place to live. He huddled in the ice with the injured He Tuhua in his arms, and listened to the Zhun Er rangers outside searching for them on the ice.

He can call for help.

Fortunately, there was also a donkey carrying luggage in the place where it fell, and there were bags of food, medicine, and fire folds in the baggage. There are also wooden boxes for clothes and sundries. relied on these things to wrap He Tuhua's wounds. Set fire to the debris in your luggage. Barely heating survived.

Outside, the voices of people could be heard through the cracks in the ice. Spent three days in the ditch. He had to find a way to survive on his own. Pushing away the broken ice blocked in the ice gap dragged He Tuhua. Half a mile along the ditch I heard a human voice. He wanted to call for help. Listen carefully. It is still the Dzungars who are clamoring to block the road back and forth. Search for the Qing court's three high-ranking officials. Live or die.

He had to wait.

Gradually, he couldn't hear the sound outside. He was just worried that Brother Qi Qiang was dead. Su Niang - Su Niang, what should she do alone-he was afraid that Su Niang would be sad and afraid that Su Niang would leave. I thought about it, and Brother Qi Qiang was still there. He is still in his mother's house for a few years, and he will give birth to the land - now Brother Qi Qiang is gone. He's gone. What is Su Niang going to do - he can't die yet.

The lotus pond is overflowing with water. Chen Yan's feet slipped. Nearly fell. Immediately brought him back to his senses.

"Brother Chen. Be careful. Qi Su Niang helped Chen Yan into the pool. Look at him worriedly. "Brother Chen. What are you thinking. Beware of falling. ”

Chen Yan sat in the pool, feeling that the hot potion was irritating the unconscious skin on his legs through his thin clothes, itching and pain for a while, and he knew that it was a symptom that was getting better and better.

He looked up with a smile, wanting to talk to Qi Su Niang about the things in the capital and listen to her grievances, but seeing Qi Su Niang's cautious look, Chen Yan sighed in his heart, over the years of marriage, he always felt that Su Niang had something to hide from him, Su Niang really didn't look like an orphan girl who was sold by her parents from a poor family. However, every time he saw her anxious look, he couldn't bear to ask more.

Chen Yan held Qi Su Niang's hand and said with a smile: "I was just thinking about when I would be able to move and be close to you." ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned, her face turned red, she glared at him, and smiled happily: "When you first came back, you couldn't move a step, but now you can walk." Soak this medicinal spring water for a few more days, and it will be healed. The imperial doctor said that we will come to soak from time to time, and it will get better and better. He clasped his hands together and rejoiced: "Amitabha, my sutras for the past few days have not been recited in vain. ”

Chen Yan looked at the red jade Buddha beads on Qi Su Niang's wrist, each one was the size of a little finger, moistened by water, and flashed with an unusually soft and weak light. Chen Yan rubbed Qi Su Niang's wrist and muttered, "You have been wronged......

The bathroom was quiet, Qi Su Niang felt that her wrist was scratched by Chen Yan, she looked at Chen Yan, his eyes were half closed, he didn't know what he was thinking, his fingers picked off the Buddha beads on her wrist one by one, bringing a burst of water sound......

In the courtyard outside, the autumn sun was basking warmly, and Xiaolian led the horse out to wash. Under the corridor, Zhou Xiangtian squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was asleep. Qixi looked at the branches out of the corner of his eyes and walked from the backyard

, quietly stood up from the tea stove and went to the branches. Zhi'er's face > silent.

"Branch...... Zhi'er, I'll beg for ...... these days I begged Mr. Zhou to tell my grandmother for me...... The two of us are ...... family."

Zhi'er's face was red, she didn't say anything, but the corners of her mouth were upturned, Qixi saw her like this, she suddenly rejoiced, and moved a step closer, "Zhi'er ......"

"Zhi'er, there is a little guy outside, who says that he is a slave on the Nine Masters Village." Li'er walked over with a strange look, "I sent some wild things to grandma, saying that they were ordered by their stone steward." ”

Zhi'er saw Li'er coming, and hurriedly walked away from Qixi's side, "I'll take a look." ”

After half an hour, Su Niang helped Chen Yan get up, changed his clothes, went back to the inner room, and placed him on the edge of the bed. Qi Su Niang packed up the account books piled up at the bedside, put the abacus into Chen Yan's pillow box, and it was already late outside.

Zhi'er and Li'er came with a candlestick, and Zhi'er lit the remaining candles on the lotus carp candlesticks on the bedside, and the inner room lit up.

Li'er put a long table in the four corners next to the bed, and then placed tonic soup and meals. Zhi'er said: "Grandma, a lady Shi in the Ninth Elder Brother Zhuangzi sent two pheasants, a mountain deer, and ten bundles of fresh vegetables. ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Take it, I know." ”

Zhi took out another letter, "Grandma, it's a letter sent by Sister Bi'er from Huai'an." ”

Qi Su Niang was wrapping Chen Yan's hands with a slow sway, and she could hear Zhi'er's words, but she didn't look up, as if she was only busy and didn't make a sound. Zhi'er saw that her face was not good, but for some reason, she was a little timid and didn't dare to speak.

Chen Yan smiled slightly, "Put it down." Go ye. ”

The door was closed, Chen Yan reached out to take the letter, and was about to unfold it, when he glanced at Qi Su Niang's face, he couldn't help laughing, and without waiting for Qi Su Niang to speak, he reached out and hugged her, "Look at your face, it's like you want to eat people." Why be angry. Okay, let's not read this letter.

He raised his hand and handed the letter to the candle fire at the head of the bed.

The horn of the letter was licked by the golden flame held up by the lotus carp, and before it had time to make a soft sound, it burned in a blink of an eye, and in the curled up paper corner, the "lotus ......" was faintly seen, and the fire flashed, and it became ashes, leaving only the brighter candlelight, gently swaying, gently enveloping the inner room, shrouding Chen Yan and Qi Su Niang who hugged each other.

Qi Su Niang lay in Chen Yan's arms, speechless for a long time, and said softly after a while: "Brother Chen, when can we go back to Gaoyou-Lord He is injured, is this official unable to resign——"

Chen Yan stroked Qi Su Niang's head, "I have plans, Brother Qi Qiang's affairs, and our future affairs, don't worry." I will surely watch over you in the future, and I will not make you afraid. ”

Qi Su Niang muttered: "Lord He, he was seriously injured in order to save you, I heard that although people understand, but they have lost their vitality, and they have to take a few years to get out of bed." ”

Chen Yan said slowly: "I understand, at most four or five years." In the past few years, the emperor has not been able to find anyone to take over the affairs on the river for a while, so he just gave me time to free up his hands to plan for ourselves. After that, he patted Qi Su Niang, "Come, if you're hungry, let's eat." ”

Chen Yan scooped a bowl of cinnamon fish soup and handed it to Qi Su Niang, eating it by himself while looking through the account book sent by Li Mingming. Qi Su Niang glanced at the abacus and account book in his hand, and said strangely: "The emperor's errand? So anxious? ”

Chen Yan stretched out his hand and fished out the abacus in the pillow box, put it on his knees, crackling, staring at the account book, and after a long time, he raised his head and smiled slightly, "When I was away, I made you be bullied." With that, he lowered his head and went to work.

Qi Su Niang was puzzled, seeing that he was busy and not easy to disturb, she had to say: "Although it is urgent, let's get it after eating." Chen Yan glanced at her, threw away the account book, and stopped what he was doing, "Okay." ”

Qi Su Niang was happy in her heart, and talked about some gossip while eating with Chen Yan, and when the meal was over, Zhi'er came in to clean up. Qi Su Niang made tea for Chen Yan and said, "Zhi'er, Ming'er will prepare some food and send it to Aunt Shi in the Nine Emperor Prince's Village." ”

Zhi'er hurriedly responded, Chen Yan saw that Zhi'er retreated, put down the tea in his hand, hugged Qi Su Niang and said, "You are a wife, she is in charge, you don't have to go." After a pause, "In the future, I will be less busy with business and always accompany you." ”

Qi Su Niang nodded in Chen Yan's arms, "You are right, I don't plan to go, just let Zhi'er go and say hello." Looking at the account book on the table, "Are you going to be busy?" ”

Chen Yan smiled slightly, "I'm not busy, just look at the account, you sit here, I'll talk to you while watching." ”

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Qing Nan's text is over in the chapter "Lotus Fragrance on the Cao Boat - Rui'er in the Gourd Lake", and the text is over. Actually, Zou Zou and I'm the ** faction, hehe. But this article is not finished, starting from the sixteenth chapter, it is considered an extra, and the line of the Qing man is written completely, so that the theme is more distinct, thank you for your support.